Season trivia for Brasileirão 2021
It's not all about becoming the top scorer or winning matches - there's also a wealth of fascinating information related to goalscorers and other remarkable records. Below, you'll find trivia and interesting facts from the 2021 Brasileirão season in Brazil.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2021 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Bruno Henrique, playing for Flamengo, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 7 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Flamengo-São Paulo.
Most braces by player
Hulk in Atlético Mineiro scored (at least) two goals in a match five times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2021 season.
Most first goals in a match
The first goal of a match means a lot, and these players each scored it in a total of seven matches during the season:
Diego Souza (Grêmio)
Gabriel Barbosa (Flamengo)
Most penalty goals by team
Atlético Mineiro was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2021 season, in total they scored ten of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, two players scored three goals in added time, and the players who did so were Breno Lopes (Palmeiras) and Gabriel Lacerda (Ceará).
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Ceará was the best team, in total they scored seven goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
two players share the less-than-honourable title of "most own goals" during the 2021 season in Brasileirão. These players each scored two own goals and they were Nathan Silva (Atlético Mineiro) and Zé Ivaldo (Athletico Paranaense).
Most own goals by team
Sport Recife scored three own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2021 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Hulk in Atlético Mineiro scored in 5 consecutive matches during the 2021 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Gilberto in Bahia who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 9 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Hulk in Atlético Mineiro scored a total of 12 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Brasileirão during the 2021 season.
Most consecutive wins
Atlético Mineiro was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2021 season, with a total of 9 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Atlético Mineiro were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2021 season, playing 18 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Chapecoense had a streak of 8 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Brasileirão during the 2021 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Chapecoense managed the feat of not winning a single match in 19 consecutive matches during the 2021 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The art of turning a deficit in a match into a win is something Atlético Mineiro were best at during the 2021 season, they came back to win six matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Bahia, Chapecoense and Palmeiras were the teams that struggled most to win despite taking the lead, these teams blew a lead and lost in four different matches during the 2021 season.